diff --git a/AMDiS/src/DOFVector.h b/AMDiS/src/DOFVector.h
index c0759dc04ac473fa3320aaf6c20e7aeb7a9d2954..ddcb293dc5f90021cd5e69638ff87d03540bef6b 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/DOFVector.h
+++ b/AMDiS/src/DOFVector.h
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ namespace AMDiS {
     /// Calculates L2 norm of this DOFVector
     inline double L2Norm(Quadrature* q = nullptr) const 
     {
-      return sqrt(L2NormSquare());
+      return std::sqrt(L2NormSquare());
     }
 
     /// Calculates square of L2 norm of this DOFVector
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace AMDiS {
     /// Calculates H1 norm of this DOFVector
     inline double H1Norm(Quadrature* q = nullptr) const 
     {
-      return sqrt(H1NormSquare());
+      return std::sqrt(H1NormSquare());
     }
 
     /// Calculates square of H1 norm of this DOFVector